Mary (Balcombe) Blanch (1815 - 1904)

Born 2 Oct 1815 in New Romney, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of James Blanch — married 12 Aug 1832 in Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1904 at age 89 in Plattsburg, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Balcombe) Blanch was a Bounty Immigrant to New South Wales.

Mary BALCOMBE, daughter of Abraham BALCOMBE and Mercy WEBB, was born on 2 October 1815 in New Romney, Kent, England, United Kingdom, was christened on 26 November 1815 in New Romney, Kent, England, United Kingdom, ^[1] died on 23 December 1904 in Fletcher Street, Plattsburg, New South Wales, Australia ^[2] at age 89, and was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.

Mary married James BLANCH, son of Edward BLANCH and Maria ASHDOWN, on 12 August 1832 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

James was born on 11 August 1811 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, was christened on 3 November 1811 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, died on 10 November 1895 in Plattsburg, Colony of New South Wales at age 84, and was buried in Wallsend Cemetery, Colony of New South Wales.

Noted events in her life were:

• Emigration ~ 25 March 1838 ~ Mary emigrated from Gravesend, Kent, England aboard the "Westminster".

• Immigration ~ 27 June 1838 ~ Mary immigrated to Sydney, Colony of N.S.W. aboard the "Westminster".

Sources

1. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch
   Name: Mary Baukham - Sex: Female - Christening Date: 26 Nov 1815 - Christening Place: New Romney, Kent, England, United Kingdom - Christening Place (Original): New Romney, Kent, England - Father's Name: Abraham Baukham - Father's Sex: Male - Mother's Name: Mary Baukham - Mother's Sex: Female
   Digital Folder Number: 007562751 - Microfilm Number: 1835590 - Originating System: ODM - Indexing Batch: I00420-1.
2. ↑ NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, 1788-1990
   Death: Name, Reg. Number/Year, Father's Name, Mother's Name, District
   BLANCH MARY - 15111/1904 - 89 YRS PLATTSBURGH / _ - WALLSEND.

See also:

• NRS5313/4_4780/Westminster_2 Jun 1838/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5313&item=4_4780&ship=Westminster

• "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch [1] transcribed: 9 March 2018. Mary Blanch, 26 Jan 1838; citing Ship Westminster, volume 12, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,870.